Web Services Blog
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Our website has tens of thousands of web pages. Searches must return meaningful results for our audiences to find the right information. Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a practice aimed at enhancing a website’s visibility and…
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Opportunity In late 2023, the People Directorate approached Web Services about listing job vacancies. Putting jobs back on the website would make it easier for people to find and share that information. Web Services has a…
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The University of Dundee is committed to reducing all carbon emissions to a net zero position by 2045. That’s the best part of 20 years away depending on when you start counting. However, with the most…
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This week we’re proud to launch the new Student Voices web pages. This marks the end of the Student Blog WordPress website that was launched back in 2012. Content from the blog has been migrated into…
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To apply to Dundee in 1967 you had to request a paper application form from The Secretary of the Scottish Universities Entrance Board. The completed form was then to be returned with a cheque for £1.10.…
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One of our current projects is to create a smoother and more streamlined user journey for prospective students who are researching, deciding on, and applying for, PhD opportunities. Ultimately, this should contribute to an increase in…
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Over the last month, Jonathan from the Web Services team has carried out an audit of guide pages on the University website. It’s been an incredibly useful exercise, not least because it’s made me reflect on…
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In this post I want to focus on something seemingly unremarkable but important when writing concise web content. Headings. The benefits of using headings Headings are used to break up the different parts of your page…
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I woke up early and jumped on the train to Edinburgh for an unexpected trip to UX Scotland. Steve in our team sadly couldn’t make it. I jumped at the opportunity. Reading back over my notes…
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Frequently during the web migration project we have felt as though we’ve been drowning in a sea of PDFs, particularly during work on policy-heavy sites. The team has made a tremendous effort to drastically reduce the…
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We had website-search at the project’s core to replace the website. A key objective we wanted to achieve from any search system was to allow people to get the correct information faster without getting fed up…
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This week, we’re excited to launch new web pages for promoting study exchange opportunities at the University. Go Abroad provides UoD students with study exchange opportunities and also information and support on this topic. Its main…
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Somewhat ironically, given its title, this blog post is in response to a question we are asked on a regular basis: why don’t we allow FAQs on the website? As part of our web migration project,…
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People are constantly bombarded with information from all directions. Whether it’s social media, news outlets, or advertising, the sheer volume of content can be overwhelming. It’s important to cut through the noise and deliver content that…
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One of the first things many of us do these days when we come into contact with someone new is to google them. In a professional context, this might involve checking out someone’s LinkedIn, or finding…
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For the last 5 years in Web Services, we’ve been consumed by the mammoth task of migrating content from the old website (which uses t4 content management system) to the new (which uses Drupal). Literally tens…
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In May 2022 Web Services successfully launched the new PhD web pages. This marks a huge milestone and is the culmination of work that we started two years ago when we consulted with students and stakeholders around…
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One of the most important things we do here in Web Services is to work with other teams across the university to ensure their websites and systems are fully accessible. We do this using our accessibility…
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We often talk about larger projects on our blog, but sometimes small changes, and what seem like minor tweaks, can significantly improve user experience. One of our main aims with the new website is to make…
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Do you want to improve your writing for the web and make your copy as bold and clear as possible? Then try running your text through Hemingway Editor. This online app highlights common errors and suggests…